Iraqi PM removes intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Mondayformally ended Hamid al-Shatri's assignment as head of the Iraqi NationalIntelligence Service, according to an official order. The order, issued on al-Zaidi's instructions,cited the December 19, 2024 decree under which al-Shatri was appointed and saidthe termination would take effect immediately. It did not name a replacement orgive a reason. Al-Shatri was appointed to lead the service inDecember 2024 under the government of al-Zaidi's predecessor, Mohammed Shiaal-Sudani.
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